Reports say the offer sheet will be for four years and between $40 and $48 million for the Sacramento King.

Evans can’t officially sign the offer sheet until the new NBA league year begins July 10, and any offer sheet he signs could be matched by the Kings.

Other teams can still submit offer sheets to Evans, and he will be able to choose which one, if any, he would like to sign. Evans also has the choice to accept the Kings one-year qualifying offer and become a restricted free agent next summer.

The combo guard averaged 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists is 65 games last season, and it is possible the Pelicans are will move him to small forward and trot out a small, athletic lineup.

In the more likely scenario that Evans would play guard in New Orleans, this move indicates that the Pelicans may have a trade in place for current starting shooting guard Eric Gordon.

A trade of some sort may be necessary for Evans to find his way to New Orleans regardless, whether it be Gordon or other pieces, because taking on Evans for a reported $10 to $12 million average salary next season would place New Orleans roughly $5 to $7 million over the cap.

Evans showed borderline elite get-to-the-rim ability as a rookie playing point guard in 2009-10, when he took home NBA Rookie of the Year honors.

However, minutes, points per game, assists, rebounds and most importantly, efficiency, have gone down every year of his career as he has been moved into a more off-ball capacity.

On the bright side, Evans had by far the best shooting year of his career last year at 47.8 percent from the field and 33.8 percent from beyond the arc, and he submitted a career-low two turnovers per game (although handling the ball less will do that).

It’s tough to judge Evans’ ability as a defender in Sacramento’s putrid team defense last year, but the Kings were slightly statistically better when he was on the floor. He guarded the opponent's top scorer often, so he’ll probably be better than the numbers showed in Sacramento. Bad defensive teammates tend to skew the numbers even for the best of defenders.

Several dominoes still have to fall before Evans finds his way to New Orleans, but the Pelicans have reportedly made it clear that they are quite interested in his services.